Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1914 — MT. AYR. [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR.

(From the Brook Reporter.) Fred Parker went to Remington cn Friday and attended the funeral of his cousin. Jocky Lyons and Jasper Wright shipped a carload of stock to Chicoga on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Baker and children spent Sunday with relatives and friends at Rensselaer. George Lynch was home from Indianapolis oyer Sunday where he has been taking treatment for his eyes. Mrs. Charles Clark and children and Mrs. Jesse Marion spent the fore part of the week with their mother, Mrs. Jasper Wright. Mrs. Olive Seward and grandson, Gilbert to Warsaw on Saturday for an extended visit with her son, .Fred Seward. Mrs. Harvey Goff and little son of near Kentland, came on Saturday for a' week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller. Mrs. C. E. Downey and children went to Foresman on Thursday to attend a Sunday school picnic whicn was held at Hazelden park. Miss Rose Keeney of Rensselaer, and her friend, Miss Beuta Bowman, of Attica, spent Sundav and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shindler. Mr. and Mrs. Rose Carter return • ed to their home near Columbia City, Ind., on Wednesday after a week’s visit with relatives and friends at this place.

C. J. Hopkins went to Dyer, 111., on Saturday morning and spent Sunday with his son, Bernard Hopkins, and family. His iwo grandchildren accompanied him back for a week's visit. Zella March, cousin of Rev C E Downey, was killed in an auto accident at Lafayette on Thursuay evening. Rev. Downey left for Lafayette on Friday morning to attend the funeral. Mr. and Mys. Charles Carter and Mr and Mrs. A 1 Carter and son, John, motored from Claypool, Ind., I 'Monday and spent a few days : with the latter's daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Shindler. Charles Battleday’s team came up on Saturday ior a game with the local team and were defeated by the score ol S to 13. They returned again on Sunday with the intention of walloping the home team, but were again defeated by the score of 15 to •'). » Hampton and BrHilton were the battery for Mt. Ayr and Weishaar and (’. Murfit for the visitors. > jr Birthday Surprise in Walker Tp. A birthday surprise was pulled off Sunday on Mrs. V. M. Peer of Walker tp., and a general good time was had by the forty-five or fifty relatives, neighbors and friends who gathered there for the occasion. Mrs. Beer s birthday anniversary was really on the Friday previous, hut it was decided that Sunday was the better day for the party. A big dinner was a feature of the occasion.